The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-11-08
Referred to Committee on Public

ond petition from the Portuguese, pray
ing Cd that the so-called courts of JUS
tiee, distributed throughout the islands
in the several districts, be abolished
and reformed ut once, and in their
stead new system of Judiciary courts
be established by appointing good and
competent judges, whose decisions will
be founded on Righteousness and JUS
tiee, ana from whom the Portuguese
living ON plantations may expect To
obtain Justice, and iS) that competent
Portuguese Interpreters for the Courts
be appointed, thus putting the Portu-
gueSe, rs regards this matter, ON the
same footing aS the AsiaticS in the
Kingdom
Referred To the Judiciary Committee.
The same member also presented a
third petition from the Portuguese,
praying, ~ that final stop be put to
the immigration of all ASiatic races,
and (2) that the passport system al
lowed ASiaticS be abolished ut once.
Referred 10 Committee ON Foreign
Relations.
Rep. Paehaole presented a petition
from Molokai. praying for an amend
ment of Article To of the Constitution.
Referred to Judiciary Committee.
Rep. Nakaleka presented petition
that all native Hawaiians be allowed
TO practise medicine. without restrie-
ton.
Referred to the Sanitary Committee.
REPORTS or COMMITTEES.
Noble Waterhouse presented the re
port of the Sanitary Committee on the
petitions for a Government hospital
for the Island of Hawaii, 10 be eStab-
/ Eshed in the town of HilO.
Committee submit that the popula
ton of Hawaii is rapidly increasing;
that its great distance from the hOSpi
tai in Honolulu incurS danger and eX-
! penSe to the sick and suffering; that
they deem it necessary that n hospital
similar in point of efficiency TO the one
now nj Waikiki, Maui, be established
ut Hilo.
The committee therefore recommend
that the petition be laid on the table
until the regular session, TO be con-
Sidered with the Appropriation bill.
The petitions, agreeably to the re-
commentator of the committee, are
laid on the table, TO be acted on mt
next biennial session.
Noble Widemann read report of
the Finance Committee on the bills
for the repeal of Acts, providing per-
manent settlements for Mrs. Barnard
| and Nahaolelua, recommending that
the bills be laid ON the table
Noble Castle wished to hear the
committees reasons for their recon-
mendatiOn.
Reasons were given by Mobiles Wide
mann and Smith.
Rep. C. Brown supported the recon-
mendation of the committee as re-
CARDS Nahaolelua, and moved the re-
port be accepted.
Rep. Kinney WAS opposed to special
pension bills on principle. He moved
the report be accepted and laid on the
table.
Noble Wight spoke in support of
the committees recommendation
Noble Richardson also supported
the report.
Reps. Paehaole and Ealaukoa also.
discussed the question. Rep. kalau-
koa moved the ayes and noes be called.
Carried.
The ayes and noes being called,
there appeared for the motion of the
Hon. member for Hamakua, thirty
nine; against, eight.
Rep Z. Brown, for the Printing
Committee, reported 4 bill printed.
Noble Widemann, for the Finance
Committee, reported on certain petit
lions for the abolition of unnecessary
officers, the reduction of salaries and
general economy in the administra-
ton of affairs.
The committee recommended the
petitions to the gravest consideration
of the House Report was accepted.
The same Noble reported for the
Finance Committee on the Act for re-
pealiu- the Act providing a perma-
neEt settlement for the Hon. II. kui-
helani Committee submit q substi-
tute bill providing Mr.. Kuihelani with
4 pension of $500 per annum, and re-
commend its adoption. The report
and substitute bill were accepted and
laid on the table to be taken up with
the original bill.
Rep. C.. Brown reported from the
Judiciary Committee on the bill sub
mitted by the Minister of Interior for
the naturalization of foreigners, recon-
mending that the bill pass with some
slight amendments.
Minister Thurston moved the adOp-
ton Of the report. Carried.
The same Minister moved that the
bill as amended pass to engr0ssment.
Noble Widemann's opinion was that
the House was going ahead too fast.
Noble Smith moved the bill as
amended be printed.
The discussion Of this matter was in
terrupted by the noon recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
House resumed at one o'clock. Dis
cussion interrupted at noon resumed.
The motion to print the amended
bill on naturalization of foreigners was
put and lost, 10 to Is.
The bill passed to engrOssment to be
read a third time on Saturday.
QUESTIONS ASKED MINISTERS.
Noble Warehouse moved for infor-
nation from the Minister Of Foreign
Affairs, on the following:
l. Have the Chinese just landed
from the Belgic passports to enter the
Kingdom and what was charged for
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